Polish Breeders Club

PROPOSED STANDARD from Committee reported on November 12, 2005 by Al Westling and Glen Cryar

Tolbunt Polish Bearded and Non Bearded

Comb, Face, and wattles: Bright Red

Crest: Each Feather 50% light reddish brown, 25% Black and 25% white

Eyes: Reddish Bay

Ear Lobes: White

Shanks and Toes: Slaty Blue

Undercolor: Grey-brown

Plumage: refer to color description below

          TOLBUNT COLOR DESCRIPTION

Plumage: each feather should be 50% light reddish brown, 25% black, and 25% white. Colors on feather should begin as grey-brown near the skin, surface color beginning as light reddish brown, going to a black blob, then a white blob at the end of the feather.

Undercolor: Grey-brown

notes on color: A tendency toward black lacing on the light reddish brown is permitted, but not encouraged. The ideal feather will have the black and white as blobs on the feathers, not lacing.

                            DEFECTS

* Overall color too dark or too light

*Colors fading into each other and not distinct

*Any appearance of three or more solid white feathers in either wing or the tail.

diepenbroek Tolbunts from Europe.

Young Flock of Tolbunts